This text is part of a set of three little books (each available separately or as a boxed set), which outlines in simple terms, the life of the Buddha, Buddhist teaching and monastic life in Thailand. The books are intended to give an understanding of and insight into a religion and its practices. This text is part of a set of three little books (each available separately or as a boxed set), which outlines in simple (but not simplistic) terms, the life of the Buddha, Buddhist teaching and monastic life in Thailand. The author, a former American journalist, lived in